Actually, PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It was designed to
provide an electronic format that would look identical to the original
paper layout in every respect. Back when it was first created, it was
the only way to get the exact look of the page on any platform. The
text of the page was added later as a search feature. It has expanded
to open this text up for accessibility and now also faithfully represent
the structure of the document, such as tables and headings as well. One
of the reasons users (usually corporations) needed such a format to
distribute documentation. Therefore, protecting documents from change
and signatures for integrity were there early on.
*Don Marang*
Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
<http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any
real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I
am working on things that matter.
-- Dean Kamen
On 8/31/2011 3:13 AM, Nikolay Todorov wrote:
Hello Riana,
PDF is generally speaking, protected document format, however some
PDFs allow to be copied to the clipboard. Please try to select and copy
the content of the PDF file to the clipboard by going to EDIT -> COPY.
Paste than the content to an open
Word document, please note that even if you are able to do that, the
formaitting of the word document may be different.
Regards,
Nikolay
----- Original Message ----- From: "Van Der Walt Riana"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Managing notes and course material
Hi Annette,
I haven't tried this, but can't one save the pdf document in html and
then write your notes at the correct places in that file via MS Word?
Riana
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Annette
Carr
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:56 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Managing notes and course material
Hello All,
I am going to be taking a training later this week in which I have been
given the very large document of course materials in an accessible PDF.
The
course instructor quickly moves through the material sequentially but
only
talks about specific items in the material that are either new, or best
support the topic being discussed. I would love to be able to follow
along
in the PDF and then be able to make notes that correspond to the item
the
instructor is highlighting. This is an annual training that I am
required
to attend each year, so in the past I've tried following along in the
PDF
and then ALT+TAB to write notes in the open Word doc, and I've also
tried
not even bothering with the PDF and just taking notes in the Word doc.
The
problem is that I can't match up my notes with the information in the
course
material. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can read through the info
in
the PDF and be able to take notes without leaving the program displaying
the
PDF. I've got access to a Windows 7 64 bit laptop with JAWS 11 and 12,
a
Verizon iPhone and an iPad first generation. I do not have a Bluetooth
keyboard for my i-devices, but if that is all I am missing to make some
app
work, a trip to the apple store could be worked out.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Annette
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